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APA 6th REFERENCING

Last updated January 2012

BEFORE you begin, please note: This brief guide is primarily for students doing assignments at Curtin University, not for those publishing using the APA 6th style. If you are publishing in the APA 6th style, please consult the APA publication manual: American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. For more details see the APA Style Blog It is important that you check the assignment guide of your Department or School as details may vary from the guidelines on this sheet. You may be penalised for not using the referencing style that is required by your School/Department.

What is Referencing? Referencing is a standardised method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that you have used in your assignment in a way that uniquely identifies their source. Direct quotations, facts and figures, as well as ideas and theories, from both published and unpublished works, must be referenced. Why Reference? Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to follow -up and read more fully the cited authors arguments. Steps Involved in Referencing 1. Collecting Bibliographic Details Note down the full bibliographic details of the source from which the information is taken, including the relevant page number(s). This information is the basis of a citation or reference. In the case of a book, bibliographical details refers to: author/editor, year of publication, title, edition, volume number, place of publication and publisher as found on the front and back of the title page. (Not all of these details will necessarily be applicable). In the case of a journal article the details required include: author of the article, year of publication, title of the article, title of the journal, volume and issue number of the journal, and page numbers. For all electronic information, in addition to the above you should note the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if one exists, and if one does not exist, the web address (URL) of the database you found the article in. For more details see the DOI Information Sheet.

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In-Text Citations A citation inserted at the appropriate place within the text of the document is called an in-text citation. This usually takes the form of the name of the author, followed by the year of publication. Two acceptable forms of in-text citations are: Miller and Collins (2009) - use and when family names are outside parentheses (Miller & Collins, 2009) - use & when family names are inside parentheses If two or more authors are cited at the same point in the text then they are included in the same in-text citation, separated by a semicolon, e.g., (Brown, 1991; Smith, 2003). Short quotes For fewer that 40 words incorporate the quote into the text and use double quotation marks. . (Brown & Brown, 2008, p.112). Brown and Brown (2008) suggested (p. 112), and this would provide When paraphrasing, the APA 6th manual (p.171) encourages you to provide page or paragraph numbers to help the reader locate the information. Use paragraph number for .html documents (e.g. British Empire 1922, 2009, para.4) Page Numbers Use p. for a single page and pp. for double pages. Long Quotes If the quotation is 40 or more words use a freestanding block of text

start on a new line indent the block about half an inch from the left use double spacing omit quotation marks

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Reference List A reference list includes books, journal articles etc that you have cited in the text of your essay whereas a bibliography is a list of sources consulted as well as cited.

The reference should appear at the end of your work on a separate page The reference list is arranged alphabetically by author Where an item has no author it is cited and listed by its title The second and subsequent lines of each reference need a hanging indent Use double spacing between references

Example of a Reference List in the APA style

Elements of a Reference A reference or citation consists of elements that allow the reader to trace the original book, article or website you have consulted and cited.

Book:
Author (Year) Book title

Mack, C. (2005). Looking at the Renaissance: Essays toward a conceptual appreciation. London, UK: Taylor & Francis.

Place of publication

Publisher

Journal article from a database:

Authors (Year) Title of the journal article

Pope, J., & Owen A. D. (2009). Emission trading schemes: Potential revenue effects, compliance costs and overall tax policy issues. Energy Policy, 37, 4595-4603. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.014

DOI

Journal title

Volume number Article page numbers

Web Page:
Authors (Year) Title

Steel, W. (2008). Hints for web authors. Retrieved from http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/ ~mudws/webhints.html

URL of the web page

Underlined hyperlink in URL This can be removed if required. APA has no rule regarding the inclusion of a hyperlink and they provide no guidance. This is at the discretion of the respective lecturers. For more information see the APA Style Blog FAQ

Examples of Referencing:
Books Single author In-Text Example

For Reference Types to use with EndNote, click here for the EndNote X5 LibGuide
Reference List Examples Pash, C. (2008). The last whale. North Fremantle, W.A.: Fremantle Press.

The theory was first considered in 2000 (Pash, 2008) OR Pash (2008) claimed that

2 authors

Roitman and LaFontaine (2012) OR to achieve consistency (Roitman & LaFontaine, 2012, p. 45)

Roitman, J. L., & LaFontaine, T. P. (2012). The exercise professionals guide to optimizing health: Strategies for preventing and reducing chromic disease. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.

3,4,5 authors

Conking, Alley, Broecker, and Denton (2011) Cite all authors the first time the reference occurs. In subsequent citations, include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. Conking et al. (2011) suggested that OR (Conking et al., 2011)

Conking, P. W., Alley, R. B., Broecker, W. S., & Denton, G. H. (2011). The fate of Greenland: Lessons from abrupt climate change. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

6,7 authors

Bulliet et al. (2011) found that OR (Bulliet et al., 2011) Cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al.

Bulliet, R. W., Crossley, P. K., Headrick, D. R., Hirsch, S. W., Johnson, L. L., & Northrup, D. (2011). The earth and its peoples: A global history (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.

8 or more authors

(Gradel et al., 2007, p. 35) OR Gradel et al. (2007, p. 35) stated... Cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al.

Gradel, E., Kolaitis, P. G., Libkin, L., Marx, M., Spencer, J., Vardi, M. Y., Weinstein, S. (2007). Finite model theory and its applications. Berlin, Germany: Springer. For works with 8 or more authors, list the first 6 authors, followed by 3 full stops () then spell out the last authors name.

No author

(Employment the Professional Way, 2000) OR the book Employment the Professional Way (2000)

Employment the professional way: A guide to understanding the Australian job search process for professionally qualified migrants. (2000). Carlton, Vic: Australian Multicultural Foundation.

Shorten title

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Multiple works by same author

University research (Martin, 2008, 2010) has indicated that

Martin, G. (2008). Essentials of terrorism: Concepts and controversies. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. Martin, G. (2010). Understanding terrorism: Challenges, perspectives, and issues. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Order chronologically in the reference list.

Multiple works published in the same year by the same author

In recent reports (Napier, 1993a, 1993b) Use a/b etc. to differentiate between works in same year. (L. Green, 2010) OR L. Green (2010) (R. Green, 2008) OR R. Green (2008) (Kasdorf, 2003, p. 15) (Renton, 2004, p. 51) OR (Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary, 2005)

Napier, A. (1993a). Fatal storm. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. Napier, A. (1993b). Survival at sea. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. Order alphabetically by title in the reference list. Green, L. (2010). The internet: An introduction to new media. New York: Berg. Green, R. (2008). Global warming. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing. Kasdorf, W. E. (Ed.). (2003). The Columbia guide to digital publishing. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Renton, N. (2004). Compendium of good writing (3rd ed.). Milton Keynes, UK: John Wiley & Sons. OR Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. An edition number is placed after the title of the work - this is not necessary for a first edition. Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (6th ed., Vols. 1-20). London, UK: Macmillan.

Works by different authors with same surname Editor Different Editions

Encyclopedia or Dictionary or multivolume work Article or chapter in a book Article or chapter in a book no author

The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (1980, p.85) defined it as

As discussed by Friedl (2003)

Friedl, E. (2003). Society and sex roles. In J. P. Spradley & D. W. McCurdy (Eds.), Conformity and conflict: Readings in cultural anthropology (11th ed., pp. 261-289). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Solving the Y2K problem. (1997). In D. Bowd (Ed.), Technology today and tomorrow (p. 27). New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

(Solving the Y2K Problem, 1997) Put title in quotation marks.

Image in a book

The poster The 3 dark years (Sexton, 2005, p. 184)

Sexton, M. (2005). The great crash: The short life and sudden death of the Whitlam government. Melbourne, Vic: Scribe Publications.

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E-book (available in print as well as electronic version)

(Schultz & Videbeck 2009)

Schultz, J. M., & Videbeck, S. L. (2009). Lippincotts manual of psychiatric nursing care plans (8th ed.). Retrieved from http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/ Supply DOI where available, or URL (shorten URL) in the absence of DOI.

E-book available only online

(Apolloni, Pedrycz, Bassis & Malchiodi, 2008, p. 130)

Apolloni, B., Pedrycz, W., Bassis, S., & Malchiodi, D. (2008). The puzzle of granular computing. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/content/g6u77ux5v746/ #section=246151&page=1 Reference List Example Morberg, S., Lagerstrom, M., & Dellve, L. (2009). The perceived perceptions of head school nurses in developing school nursing roles within schools. Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 813-821. Where the page numbers in the entire volume run consecutively, do not use issue number after the volume number.

Journals Article

In-Text Example As mentioned by Morberg, Lagerstrom, and Dellve (2009) OR the head school nurses job (Morberg, Lagerstrom, & Dellve, 2009, p. 813) (New Baltic Icebreakers, 2005) Use a short title with capitalisation and enclosed in quotation marks.

Article no author

New Baltic icebreakers under construction at Baltiyski Zavod. (2005). Naval Architect, (July/August), 32-34.

Newspaper article

(Wilson, 2009)

Wilson, A. (2009, November 26). BHP Billiton cautious on pace of global economic growth. The Australian, p. 3. If electronic, give the URL of the newspaper homepage.

(Brody, 2007) Newspaper article no author (Ingenuity and Hard Work, 2009) Use a short title with capitalisation and enclosed in quotation marks. Press release (Watersmith, 2000) (King Fish Media, 2010)

Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com Ingenuity and hard work - 20 years of internet in Australia. (2009, November 26). Sydney Morning Herald, p. 35. If electronic, give the URL of the newspaper homepage as above Watersmith, C. (2000, March 1). BHP enters new era [Press release]. Melbourne, Vic: BHP Limited. King Fish Media. (2010). The perfect marriage of content and technology: Is social media the new CRM? [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com\news-releases\the-perfectmarriage-of-content-and-technology-is-social-media-the-new-crm-100760344.html Briscoe, R. (in press). Egocentric spatial representation in action and perception, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Retrieved from http://cogprints.org/57801/ECSRAP.F07.pdf

In-press article

(Briscoe, in press)

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Electronic Sources Full text journal from an electronic database - DOI available

In-Text Example (Pope & Owen, 2009) OR As Pope and Owen (2009) state

Reference List Examples Pope, J., & Owen, A. D. (2009). Emission trading schemes: Potential revenue effects, compliance costs and overall tax policy issues. Energy Policy, 37, 4595-4603. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.014 Where the page numbers in the entire volume run consecutively, do not use issue number after the volume number. Marshall, K., & Anderson, J. (2008). The Emperor's new clothes: A meta-study of education technology policies in Ireland, North and South (1996-2006). Computers & Education, 50(2), 463-474. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com APA recommends using the journal homepage. However, for practical reasons the University has adopted the gateway URL as this will be easier for students. Shorten URL. Include the issue number if the journal is paginated by issue.

Full text journal from an electronic database - DOI not available

(Marshall & Anderson, 2008, p.464) OR As Marshall and Anderson (2008, p.464) state If the article is in .pdf format, cite the page number. If it is in .html format, cite the paragraph number.

Full text journal from an electronic database no author

The Internet has had a huge impact on the Australian economy (Mobile Phone Addiction, 2010) Put title in quotation marks.

Mobile phone addiction: A point of issue. (2010). Addiction, 105, 373-374. Retrieved from http:// proquest.umi.com Where the page numbers in the entire volume run consecutively, do not use issue number after the volume number. Shorten URL

Full text newspaper, newswire or magazine from an electronic database no author Full text from Internet more than 7 authors

(Call to Save Indigenous Languages, 2009) Put title in quotation marks. Shorten title if necessary.

Call to save indigenous languages. (2009, October 31). The Canberra Times. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com Shorten URL

(Keogh et al., 2009, p.256) If an article is in .pdf format, cite the page number. If it is in .html format, cite the paragraph number.

Keogh, L. A., van Vliet, C. M., Studdert, D. M., Maskiell, J. A., Macrae, F. A., St John, D. J., Jenkins, M. A. (2009). Is the uptake of genetic testing for colorectal cancer influenced by knowledge of insurance implications? Medical Journal of Australia, 191(5), 255-258. Retrieved from http://www.mja.com.au/ public/issues/191_05_070909/keo11470_fm.pdf For works with more than 7 authors, list the first 6 authors, followed by 3 fullstops () then spell out the last authors name. For other author variations refer to page 3.

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Article from Curtin E-Reserve

(Flahvin, 1997, p.12)

Flahvin, A. (1997). Sattin and the spectre of media liability for negligence. Communications Law Bulletin, 16(4), 11-14. Retrieved from http://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi? url=dc60209184.pdf Leach, A. J., & Morris, P. S. (2006). Antibiotics for the prevention of acute and chronic suppurative otitis media in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004401. doi :10.1002/14651858.CD004401.pub2 Reference List Examples Steel, W. (2008). Hints for web authors. Retrieved from http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/ webhints.html British Empire 1922 and other empires. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.angelfire.com/mac/ egmatthews/worldinfo/europe/empire.html

Cochrane Review

(Leach & Morris, 2006)

World Wide Web Document on WWW Document on WWW No author

In-Text Example (Steel, 2008 )

(British Empire 1922, 2009, para.4)

Use paragraph numbers for .html documents.

(Royal Institute of British Architects, n.d.) Royal Institute of British Architects. (n.d.). Becoming an architect. Retrieved from http://www.architecture.com/EducationAndCareersBecomingAnArchitectBecominganarchitect.aspx

Document on WWW No date

Image on the web

The photo Autumn Ivy (Curtin University Library, 2007)......

Curtin University Library. (2007). Autumn ivy [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ curtinuniversitylibrary/1440410713/

Entire Website not specific document Secondary Sources Book

Give the URLof the site in the text Kidspsych is a childrens website (http:// www.kidspsych.org). In-Text Examples including neuralgia (Carini & Hogan, as cited in Thibodeau & Patton, 2002, p. 45) OR Carini and Hogans study (as cited in Thibodeau & Patton, 2002, p. 45) Carini and Hogans study (as cited in Patton, 2002) OR origins of neuralgia (Carini & Hogan, as cited in Patton, 2002, p. 2154)

No entry required in the reference list

Reference List Examples Thibodeau, G. A., & Patton, K. T. (Eds.). (2002). The human body in health and disease. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. Record the book that you actually used.

Journal article

Patton, K. T. (2002). Neuralgia and headaches. Science, 400, 2153-55. Record the journal that you actually used.

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Government Publications Acts of Parliament (including bills)

In-Text Example The Commonwealths Copyright Act 1968 (In future references, omit date)

Reference List Examples Legislation is included in a list of references only if it is important to an understanding of the work. Set the list apart from the main body of the reference under the subheading 'Legislation'. Essential elements: Short Title of Act (Jurisdiction) eg: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) When using a section in an Act, you can do a pinpoint reference eg: Criminal Code WA, s. 348 If legislation is obtained from an electronic database, add a retrieved statement as for electronic journal articles.

Case

(John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Gacic, 2007)

John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Gacic [2007] HCA 28 If case is obtained from an electronic database, add a retrieved statement as for electronic journal articles.

Australian Bureau of Statistics Bulletin

(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008) OR (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2008) and for subsequent citations use (ABS, 2008) (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008) See above (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006) See above (Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, 2010)

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2008). Childhood education and care (No. 4402.0). Canberra, ACT: Author. The word Author is used as the publisher when the author and publisher are the same

Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website Census Information

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2008). Childhood education and care (No. 4402.0). Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2006). Census of population and housing: B01 selected characteristics (First release processing) postal area 6050. Retrieved http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au

Government Report

Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. (2010). Aircraft movements through capital city airports to 2029-30 (Report 117). Retrieved from http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/55/Files/ Report%20117.pdf Lindsay, S. J. (2004). U.S. Patent No. 66991798-B1. Derwent Innovations Index: United States Patent Office.

Patent

U.S. Patent No. 66991798-B1 (2004) OR (U.S. Patent No. 66991798-B1, 2004)

Standard

(Standards Australia, 1997)

Standards Australia. (2010). Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles (AS/NZ 1754:2010). Retrieved from http://www.saiglobal.com Shorten URL

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Other Sources Thesis or Dissertation unpublished

In-Text Example (Ciccarelli, 2008, p. 89)

Reference List Examples Ciccarelli, M. L. (2008). Variation of posture and muscle activity during information and communication technology use by adults and school children. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, W. A.

Thesis or Dissertation published available from an institutional database

(Dwyer, 2009, p. 152)

Dwyer, R. (2009). Agency and exchange: An ethnography of heroin marketplace. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au Shorten URL

Conference paper in Proceedings

(Prayag & Ramjee, 2009) OR As discussed by Prayag and Ramjee (2009)

Prayag, I. L., & Ramjee, R. (2009). The impact of Newcastle disease control on smallholder poultry production in Mauritius. In R. G. Alsers, P. B. Spadbrow, & M. P. Young (Eds.), Village chickens, poverty alleviation and the sustainable control of Newcastle disease: Proceedings of an international conference held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 5-7 October 2005 (pp. 132-134). Canberra, ACT: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. In the case of conference proceedings available electronically, replace publisher and location details with the DOI where available or URL in the absence of DOI.

Brochure

(Research and Training Centre on Independent Living, 2008, p. 2)

Research and Training Centre on Independent Living. (2008). Guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities (11th ed.) [Brochure]. Melbourne, Vic: Author. Add Author for the publisher when the author and publisher are the same.

Personal communication, email and discussion lists with no web archive Lecture notes

It was confirmed that an outbreak occurred in London (S. Savieri, personal communication, April 24, 1999)

Not included in reference list as they cannot be traced by the reader.

(Brieger, 2005)

Brieger, B. (2005). Lecture 3: Recruitment and involvement of trainees [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/TrainingMethodsContinuingEducation/lectureNotes.cfm
These are treated like books if they are published, but like personal communication if they are your own notes or unpublished. Lecture notes are considered published if they have been copied and distributed in print or on the web with the instructor's permission.

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Other Sources Films and videorecordings of films.

In-Text Example (Scorsese & Lonergan, 2000)

Reference List Examples Scorsese, M. (Producer) & Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000). You can count on me [Motion picture]. Hollywood, CA: Paramount Pictures.

DVDs and videorecordings

(American Psychological Association, 2000)

American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically to patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. Washington, DC: Author. The word Author is used as the publisher when the author and publisher are the same

Video file (e.g. YouTube video)

(markapsolon, 2011)

markapsolon. (2011, September 9). Real ghost girl caught on Video Tape 14 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848 Use the screen name markapsolon as it appears online. If the users real name is available list it first, followed by the screen name in brackets [markapsolon]

Web streaming video

Fukuyama (2006) recalled that...

Fukuyama, M. (2006). At the corner of me and myself: Voices of multiple social identities [Streaming video]. Hanover, MA: Microtraining Associates. Retrieved from http://ctiv.alexanderstreet.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/View/535741

Television and radio programmes -single episode in a series

(Thomason, Rudd, & Fineri, 2007)

Thomason, M., Rudd, P., & Fineri, W. (Writers/Directors). (2007). North West Passage [Television series episode]. In T. Wright (Supervising Producer), Captain Cook: Obsession and discovery. Melbourne, Vic: Film Australia.

Television and radio programmes -series or single programme Podcast

Leonard and de Pieri (2009)

Leonard, D. (Producer), & de Pieri, S. (Presenter). (2009). A gondola on the Murray [Television series]. Melbourne, Vic: ABC Television. A single programme is called a Television broadcast. Specify the broadcast date for a single programme. Seega, B. (Producer), & Swan, N. (Presenter). (2005, November 28). Adult ADHD [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt

(Seega & Swan, 2005)

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Blog post and reply

McDonald (2010) suggests that... (the smart one, 2010) Use the screen name for the author of a blog post, if the author has adopted one.

McDonald, S.(2010, September 27). Noise in the library. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://blogs.curtin.edu.au/library/2010/09 the smart one. (2010, October 3). Re: Noise in the library. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://blogs.curtin.edu.au/library/2010/09 Include full URL Miller, M. E. (1993). The interactive tester (Version 4.0) [Computer software]. Westminster, CA: Psytek Services.

Computer Software

(Miller, 1993)

Instead of author use the Programmer or Rightsholder

ERIC document (microfiche) E-mail discussion list web archive Davis and Lombardi (1996) put forward the proposal that (cindiann, 2009) Davis, R. K., & Lombardi, T. P. (1996). The quality of life of rural high school special education graduates. In Rural goals 2000: Building programs that work [Microfiche]. (ERIC Document No. ED394765). cindiann. (2009, July 23). Re: Recommended photography books [Online discussion group comment]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/groups/365libs/discuss/72157621780867836/ Use the screen name (or nickname) the author adopts if this is used in the discussion group entry. Twitter (BarackObama, 2009) To cite a Twitter feed as a whole or to discuss it in general give the site URL in text, inside parentheses. There is no need for a reference list entry. Facebook (Barack Obama, 2009) To cite a Facebook feed as a whole or to discuss it in general give the site URL in text, inside parentheses. There is no need for a reference list entry. BarackObama. (2009, July 15). Launched American Graduation Initiative to help additional 5 mill. Americans graduate college by 2020: http://bit.ly/gcTX7 [Twitter post]. Retrieved from http://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/2651151366

Barack Obama. (2009, October 9). Humbled. http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/ obamaforamerica/gGM45m [Facebook update]. Retrieved from http://www.facebook.com/ posted.php?

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